News Release
April 28, 2025
Nebraska Students Awarded Seals of Biliteracy
The Nebraska Department of Education and the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy Advisory Committee are proud to announce that 269 Seals of Biliteracy have been awarded to 268 Nebraska students in the April round of 2025. These prestigious awards recognize high school students who have achieved a high level of proficiency in English and at least one other language.
The Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy honors students who have embraced this vital skill, demonstrating their proficiency based on the Nebraska World Language Standards, which emphasize communication, cultures, connections, communities, and cognition within a language other than English.
For the April 2025 awards, students showcased their knowledge in Chinese, French, French, German, and Tamil. Below are their names, printed with parent permission.
2025 November Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy Recipients
| Adamaris Silva-Magaña
South Sioux City High School Spanish |
Adrian Vazquez Vazquez
Omaha Central High School Spanish |
Aidan Eberspacher
Fremont High School Spanish
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| Ainsley Johnson
Fremont High School Spanish |
Alexander Cerritos-Grimes
Fremont High School Spanish |
Alexia Lopez
Fremont High School Spanish
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| Alicia Alfaro Rivera
Westview High School Spanish |
Aliyah Samayoa
Lexington High School Spanish |
Amarys Topete-Guitierrez
South Sioux City High School Spanish
|
| Ana Burklund
Hershey Public Schools Spanish
|
Anahy Carrillo Ibanez
Omaha Central High School Spanish
|
Andrew Lamoureux
Conestoga Jr/Sr High School Spanish
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| Angel Gabriel Huizar Camargo
Omaha Central High School Spanish
|
Angela Lopez Tovar
Omaha South High School Spanish
|
Angie Hernandez
Omaha Burke High School Spanish |
| Angie Maganda-Mejia
Omaha South High School Spanish
|
Ariel Larios Sagastume
Fremont High School Spanish |
Arino Baker
Logan View Jr/Sr High School Spanish |
| Arisa Lattison
Omaha Central High School Spanish |
Arriana Versonica De Los Santos-Roubideaux
Omaha South High School Spanish
|
Averie Andersen
Conestoga Jr/Sr High School Spanish
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| Benito Espinosa
Omaha South High School Spanish |
Benjamin Gonzales-Del Rio
Lexington High School Spanish |
Bettie Chambers
Palmyra High School Spanish
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| Binodini Ganeshkumar
Omaha North High School Tamil
|
Blanca Iraheta-Umana
Omaha North High School Spanish
|
Blanca Luna
Omaha South High School Spanish
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| Braden Bender
Lexington High School Spanish
|
Brandon Le
South Sioux City High School Spanish
|
Brynn Tlamka
Lincoln High School Spanish
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| Carina Hernandez
Omaha Central High School Spanish
|
Carlos Garcia, Jr.
Fremont High School Spanish
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Cassandra Santillan
Fremont High School Spanish
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| Cesar Gomez
Omaha South High School Spanish
|
Charlotte Gregor
Omaha South High School Spanish
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Christian Bowman
Creighton Preparatory School Spanish |
| Coltan Swarts
Lincoln High School French
|
Cristian Sanchez Magana
Fremont High School Spanish
|
Cristina Corona
Gibbon High School Spanish |
| Dalton Kelberlau
Fremont High School Spanish
|
Daniel Estrada Estrada
Fremont High School Spanish |
Davida Garrett
Conestoga Jr/Sr High School Spanish
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| Derek Roberts
Scottsbluff Senior High School Spanish
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Dominek Villalon
Lexington High School Spanish
|
Dulce Arredondo Ceja
Lexington High School Spanish
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| Edgar Ambriz
Lexington High School Spanish
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Elisabet Rodas
Omaha Bryan High School Spanish
|
Ember Hemmer
Conestoga Jr/Sr High School Spanish
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| Emely Garcia
Fremont High School Spanish |
Emma Marks
Scottsbluff Senior High School Spanish |
Estefany Mercado Paramo
Scottsbluff Senior High School Spanish |
| Estefany Rincon Petit
Fremont High School Spanish
|
Eugenia Canales
Scottsbluff Senior High School Spanish |
Evalina Sain
Omaha Central High School Spanish
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| Faith Kretzer
Bellevue West Sr. High School Spanish
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Fatima Quezada
South Sioux City High School Spanish
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Fernanda Ortega-Baires
Lexington High School Spanish
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| Fernando Vargas
Gibbon High School Spanish
|
Gabina Pineda-Cruz
Omaha North High School Spanish
|
Gage Burdine
Lincoln Northeast High School German
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| Gavin Liewer
Creighton Preparatory School Spanish
|
Gisel Raymundo
Gibbon High School Spanish
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Greco Alvarez
South Sioux City High School Spanish |
| Hannah Scharff
Lexington High School Spanish
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Hendrick Shradar
Omaha Central High School Spanish |
Iker Abraham Cabrera Anaya
Omaha Central High School Spanish
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| Irving Lopez-Bibiano
Omaha Central High School Spanish
|
Isabelle Huertas
Lincoln High School Spanish |
Ismael Garcia-Martinez
South Sioux City High School Spanish
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| Ivan Fernandez
South Sioux City High School Spanish
|
Izzy Zoucha
Lincoln High School Spanish |
Jacqueline Rodriguez
Fremont High School Spanish
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| Jairo Cardona
Westview High School Spanish |
James Fittje
Fremont High School Spanish
|
Janeli Gonzalez
Lincoln High School Spanish
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| Jaslyn Ramirez-Bueno
Omaha Bryan High School Spanish |
Jasmine Rivera
Fremont High School Spanish
|
Jeffry Rodriguez-Corona
Omaha South High School Spanish |
| Jeimy Garcia
South Sioux City High School Spanish |
Jessica Mateo Pascual
Fremont High School Spanish
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Jesus Gomez
Lexington High School Spanish |
| Jocelyn Huang
Millard North High School Spanish |
Jocelyn Cerritos
Fremont High School Spanish
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Joel Salvador-Huerta
Omaha Central High School Spanish
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| Jonathon Vasquez
Lexington High School Spanish |
Jordan Tomes
Lincoln High School Spanish |
Jose Sanchez
Omaha South High School Spanish
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| Josue Gandara
Lexington High School Spanish |
Josue Carrasco-Morales
South Sioux City High School Spanish
|
Jovani Perez
Gibbon High School Spanish
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| Juan Vargas Nolasco
Omaha South High School Spanish |
Juan Zavala-Badillo
Omaha South High School Spanish |
Julian Cruz
Fremont High School Spanish
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| Karol Herrera-Diaz
Omaha Bryan High School Spanish |
Katherine Canales-Chavez
Lexington High School Spanish |
Kimberly Arellano Brito
Fremont High School Spanish
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| Kimberly Castellanos Ortega
Fremont High School Spanish |
Kimberly Lopez Castro Fremont High School
Spanish
|
Kolby Coon
Fremont High School Spanish |
| Ladie Yasmin Plata-Morales
Wisner-Pilger High School Spanish |
Lesly Sanchez
West Point Beemer Jr-Sr High School Spanish
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Leyla Robles Reyes
Omaha Central High School Spanish
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| Lindsey Pereyra Damian
Omaha South High School Spanish |
Logan You
Lincoln East High School Chinese/ French
|
Luis Jimenez Juarez
Fremont High School Spanish
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| Luke Decher
Creighton Preparatory School Spanish |
Madelyn Wagner
Fremont High School Spanish
|
Madison Johnson
South Platte High School Spanish
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| Maite Covarrubias-Nuño
South Sioux City High School Spanish |
Marco Ramirez-Zepeda
Lexington High School Spanish |
Maria Rodriguez
Omaha North High School Spanish
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| Mariah Varguez
Omaha Central High School Spanish |
Mariana Valdovinos-Garza
South Sioux City High School Spanish
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Maribel Gonzalez Hernandez
Scottsbluff Senior High School Spanish
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| Marisa Gross
Waverly High School Spanish
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Mashal Abdul Majeeth
Millard North High School Tamil
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Melanny Saldana
West Point Beemer Jr-Sr High School Spanish
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| Melissa Monroy Naranjo
Fremont High School Spanish |
Micheal Zapien
Omaha South High School Spanish
|
Michelle Corona Orozco
Lexington High School Spanish
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| Michelle Quintero Mafla
Fremont High School Spanish
|
Miguel Mora-Torres
Omaha South High School Spanish |
Monique Reyes Vergara
South Sioux City High School Spanish
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| Nicole Marenco-Centero
South Sioux City High School Spanish
|
Noah Lang
Palmyra High School Spanish
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Noe Perez-Cano
Lexington High School Spanish |
| Norely Cortez Chavez
Fremont High School Spanish
|
Olivia Stone
Bellevue West Sr. High School Spanish
|
Oralia Vicente Mendez
Fremont High School Spanish |
| Osmaro Garcia Martinez
Fremont High School Spanish |
Pamela Torres Salvador
Omaha Central High School Spanish
|
Paola Torres Salvador
Omaha Central High School Spanish |
| Raegan Rains
Bellevue West Sr. High School Spanish
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Rebeca Perez
South Sioux City High School Spanish |
Renata Meraz-Trevino
South Sioux City High School Spanish
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| Richard Mazon Zayas
Fremont High School Spanish
|
Rodrigo Leiva-Merino
Lexington High School Spanish |
Ruby Barrios-Medina
West Point Beemer Jr-Sr High School Spanish
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| Sandra Garcia-Barrera
South Sioux City High School Spanish |
Scarlett Andersen
Lincoln High School Spanish |
Silvia Foss
Lincoln High School French
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| Sonia Alonzo Ocana
Omaha Burke High School Spanish
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Sophia Honorato
Gibbon High School Spanish |
Stephany Hernandez
Omaha Central High School Spanish
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| Sydney Porter
Wisner-Pilger High School Spanish |
Sydney Wendt
Lincoln High School Spanish |
Tiffany Nicholas-Trochez
South Sioux City High School Spanish
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| Tomas Thielen
Westview High School Spanish
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Tomasa Ajanel-Suar
Fremont High School Spanish |
Trystan Camarillo
South Sioux City High School Spanish
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| Valeria Rios
South Sioux City High School Spanish
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Vanesa Garcia
Fremont High School Spanish |
Vanessa Lopez
Lexington High School Spanish
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| Vanessa Perez-Durham
Omaha Central High School Spanish |
Vianney Escobedo
South Sioux City High School Spanish |
William Nommensen
Omaha South High School Spanish
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| Yahaira Calzada Hernandez
Omaha South High School Spanish |
Yahir Mondragon
South Sioux City High School Spanish |
Yahir Palma Carmona
Omaha Central High School Spanish
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| Zoe Schmitt
Hershey High School Spanish
|
Zulema Godinez Ponce
South Sioux City High School Spanish |
More information about the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy can be found online at: www.education.ne.gov/worldlanguage/nebraska-seal-of-biliteracy.
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